Photographs Vietnam Agricultural Advisor

Author

Bringing War Home

Files

Description

The photographs were taken during the AG Advisor Period (AG Advisor), whose role was to collaborate with local agricultural officials and foster positive sentiment towards the United States among the local population while stationed in Vietnam. Made of paper and photograph in good, functional condition. Handmade between 1962-63. Participant ID_00046, Object ID_00117

Keywords

Military, Non-Combatant; Cultural, Military, Political

Collection Site

Logan

Object Story

The pictures were taken in Vietnam around 1962-1963 and he currently resides in Utah. The agriculture advisor was assigned to a unit in Okinawa and then sent to Vietnam to "win the hearts and minds of the people." The participant was a USU grad in agriculture and worked with local AG officials who introduced corn and pigs. In one photograph, they swapped hats, and in another a picture of him and his Jeep.

Copyright

CC-BY-NC

Collection Date

10-27-2022

War Era

Vietnam

Recommended Citation

Bringing War Home, "Photographs Vietnam Agricultural Advisor" (2022). Bringing War Home Collection. 46.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/bwh_collection/46